USPTO Patents Application 09669680

APPLICATION NO. | FILING DATE | FIRST NAMED INVENTOR | ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. | CONFIRMATION NO.

09/669,680 09/26/2000 William Scott Spangler ARC9-2000-0079US 1 4795

29154 7590 08/19/2008

FREDERICK W. GIBB, III
Gibb & Rahman, LLC
2568-A RIVA ROAD
SUITE 304

ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401

EXAMINER

STORK, KYLE R

ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER

21 1

MAIL DATE | DELIVERY MODE

08/19/2008 PAPER

Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.

The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.

PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)

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Notice of Allowability

Application No.

09/669,680

Applicant(s)

SPANGLER, WILLIAM SCOTT

Examiner

KYLE R. STORK

Art Unit

2178

~ The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-

All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1 308.

1 . K| This communication is responsive to amendment filed 7 February 2008 .

2. The allowed claim(s) is/are 15,17-23 and 26-29 .

3. □ Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).

a) DAN b)DSome* c) □ None of the:

1. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.

2. Q Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. .

3. O Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the

International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
* Certified copies not received: .

Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.

4. □ A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF

INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.

5. □ CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.

(a) □ including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948) attached

1) □ hereto or 2) □ to Paper No./Mail Date .

(b) □ including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Comment or in the Office action of

Paper No./Mail Date .

Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).

6. □ DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the

attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.

Attachment(s)

1 . □ Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)

2. □ Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)

3. □ Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),

Paper No./Mail Date

4. □ Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit

of Biological Material

5. Q Notice of Informal Patent Application

6. □ Interview Summary (PTO-413),

Paper No./Mail Date .

7. O Examiner's Amendment/Comment

8. □ Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance

9. □ Other .

/Stephen Hong/
SPE2178

Notice of Allowability

Part of Paper No./Mail Date